Research and Trends

Addicted to More

Scott McConnell - December 3, 2025

Around half of evangelicals say they find their own measure of success and worth in obtaining more things.

Faith Rising: Gen Z and Millennials Lead a Comeback for Jesus

David Kinnaman - November 26, 2025

We need to encourage faith sharing not through pressure or guilt, but by inviting people to see that their neighbors may be far more open than they assume.

Fastest-Growing Churches: Lessons From the Front Lines

Scott McConnell - October 14, 2025

“People see “big C” church as judgy, legalistic rules. If we can work together and show the opposite of that, I feel like that’s our role: to rewrite the narrative of church based on serving.” —Meghan Smith, Trace Church

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Pastors Remain Optimistic About Church Growth

Timothy C. Morgan - March 12, 2019

LifeWay Research: Seventy-nine percent of pastors say weekly worship attendance at their church will increase in the next five years.

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What You Need to Know About Millennials, Gen Z and Social Media

Outreach Magazine - February 21, 2019

There are striking differences between the ways millennials and Gen Z consume media.

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Young Adults Leave the Church, Still Believe in God

Aaron Earls - February 19, 2019

LifeWay: Those who stopped attending church are more likely to say they believe in God, but are uncertain about Christianity.

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Barna: Over Half of Churchgoers Don’t Know the Great Commission

Barna Group - February 14, 2019

Allen Yeh: We need a new "William Carey" moment in the church.

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When and Why Young Adults Leave the Church

Aaron Earls - February 5, 2019

LifeWay: Two-thirds (66 percent) of American young adults who attended a Protestant church regularly for at least a year as a teenager say they also dropped out for at least a year between the ages of 18 and 22.

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Majority of Pastors Had Previous Career, Survey Shows

Barna Group - January 22, 2019

Barna: Roughly one-quarter (26 percent) remains bivocational.

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Study: America’s Trust in Clergy at a Record Low

Megan Brenan - January 20, 2019

Views of the honesty and ethics of the clergy have been steadily declining since 2012.

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Simultaneous Media Use on the Rise

Nielsen - January 13, 2019

Nielsen: Adults in the U.S. spent almost 10 and a half hours a day with media in the second quarter of 2018

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